collide

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /kəˈlaɪd/ UK /kəˈlaɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #17253

Meanings

1

verb
To crash into something with force.

The two cars collided at the busy intersection.
2

verb
To come into conflict or be incompatible.

Their views on money often collided during the meeting.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with collide

collide with Prepositional verb C2

to hit another person or object while moving

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to crash into something... clash

2 verb · to come into conflict or be... clash

Word family

Forms collidedcollidescolliding

Derived forms collidernoncollidingrecollideuncollideduncolliding

Related forms collision

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Phrases (1)

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collide with
to hit another person or object while moving

Verb + preposition/particle

Etymology

From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion.

collidere Latin

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# collide

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kəˈlaɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /kəˈlaɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 17253

## Meanings
1. To crash into something with force.
2. To come into conflict or be incompatible.

## Examples
- The two cars collided at the busy intersection.
- Their views on money often collided during the meeting.

## Synonyms
- clash

## Derived Forms
- collider
- noncolliding
- recollide
- uncollided
- uncolliding

## Related Forms
- collision

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: collidere
- Affix: col- - with

## Etymology
From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion.

## AI Etymology
Collide is from Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include collidere (Latin). Current senses include to crash into something with force and to come into conflict or be incompatible. The wider family includes derived forms such as collider, noncolliding, recollide, uncollided, and uncolliding and related words such as collision.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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